Exchange of heavy fire between holed-up militants and security forces in the forest area of Chattergul in north Kashmir Ganderbal district continued for the second day on Sunday.
A senior police officer confirmed two militants including a foreigner have been killed in the 36-hour long gunfight, which erupted after troops of counter insurgency Rashtriya Rifles and the police surrounded the forest area on specific information about the presence of a group of militants on Saturday morning.
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exchanges are continuing in the forest area which is under a tight cordon," the officer said.